Knowledge Guru

DECEMBER 4, 2013

But as much as we are believers in the power of games to improve learning outcomes, the fact that Knowledge Guru is a game is not as important to the learning value as the learning principles we built into the game’s design. The post The Learning Design Behind Knowledge Guru Games appeared first on.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Learning game design is a VERY iterative process. It’s not an approved design document, two drafts plus final—or design, alpha, beta, and gold master. This post describes (and shows) the iterative design process required to create an effective learning game. Play test this paper prototype in the game design meeting.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 6, 2017

Last week we announced Sharon Boller and Dr. Karl Kapp’s new book on learning game design on the BLP blog. It’s called “Play to Learn: Everything You Need to Know About Designing Effective Learning Games.” So why would you try to design a game without playing them first? Link learning design and game design.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 19, 2014

We’ve heard it again and again: instructional designers are clamoring to add game design to their skill sets. Managers are perking up too; they need their teams to develop the skills needed to bring game design “in-house.” We also conducted a public session of the workshop at ExactTarget in Indianapolis.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 7, 2013

In preceding posts on learning game design, I’ve focused on game goals, game mechanics, and a variety of game elements. The post Learning Game Design Series, Part 6: Rewards and Scoring appeared first on. Learning Game Design game based learning learning game design series' Let’s look at rewards first. Many games don’t.

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 31, 2013

If you are a one-person band, you may simply say, “Well, I don’t have a graphic designer to help me.”. If you have no budget for a graphic designer, there are online resources for helping with aesthetics. Questions to ask yourself as a learning game designer: Should I use a story? Compare these two game boards, for example.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 21, 2013

You can design a Knowledge Guru game from start to finish by following the five step process outlined below. The Game Wizard is crucial to most of these steps, but taking time to do a design meeting and plan out the topics and learning objectives FIRST is essential to success with the Wizard. Step 1: Conduct a game design meeting.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 11, 2015

At Bottom-Line Performance (owners of the Knowledge Guru platform), we have a “learning game design peer group” that meets a few times per year. I started the group three years ago to help build game design skills and to foster deeper knowledge of the power of games as learning tools. It’s a cooperative game as well.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

I’m teaching a g ame design course online with Karl Kapp that begins next week. There is a lot of interest from instructional designers, teachers, and sundry others in designing learning games. Game Based Learning Learning Game Design game design learning game design serious games' appeared first on.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 23, 2014

A lot of people want to design learning games, aka “serious games.” If you do not play games, you will find it very difficult to design a great game. In the learning game design workshop that Karl Kapp and I offer (the next one will be at DevLearn 2014 ), the very thing we do is to play some games.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Through a variety of case studies and real-life examples, the white paper demonstrates how learning game designers can design game mechanics and game elements that support real learning outcomes. Written for Designers, Developers and Managers. She has been the lead designer of numerous other digital and tabletop learning games.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 31, 2018

Training reinforcement should be designed based on the science of learning and remembering. We must consider the importance of learning science – the backbone of sound instructional design. When you design a training curriculum, you want to create a cohesive experience that is beneficial to your learners from start to finish.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 18, 2013

If you want to design a learning game, you need to know about game mechanics and game elements. That’s because the game mechanics need to carefully link to the learning experience, and help learners achieve the learning objectives in your design. Game Based Learning Gamification Learning Game Design white paper'

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Knowledge Guru

JULY 9, 2014

As always in game design, you’ll want to avoid game elements that are irrelevant to learners. Sharon Boller talks about this at length in her learning game design blog series. Would-be designers add lots of “surprises” to their games thinking it will make the experience more fun. The result? The usual mistake?

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 9, 2014

By studying the white paper, you will be able to: Apply research-based strategies for both learning and remembering into your own learning designs. Effectively use Knowledge Guru as a tool to increase learner retention. Ensure any solution you implement at your organization is backed by research-based learning principles.

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Knowledge Guru

JUNE 19, 2013

Last week’s post gave an overview of the entire process for getting started in learning game design or creating game-based learning. If you don’t like playing games, don’t try to design a game because you’re going to hate this step. How did the designers weave the story throughout the game? Is it clear?

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 23, 2017

Creating a relevant, well-designed learning solution, unfortunately, is not even close to enough. What effort, skill, time, and planning is required to design, produce? Create a well-designed game. The design choices you’ve made have a learning purpose to them. What are you going to do about it?

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 21, 2013

What questions you should ask as a learning designer when attempting to use each element. You’ll need to play test a few times to get everything just right, but that is just a part of game design. It’s designed as a practical guide rather than a collection of theories. Learn More in Our White Paper. Download it now.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

“Less is better” is one of the four lessons of game design that I explained in my ATD blog post, Lessons from the Trenches of Digital Game Design. Novice learning game developers often design a very “fun” games that make learning harder rather than easier. The job of a learning game designer. Register Here.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 15, 2014

Game Based Learning Gamification Learning Game Design Learning Research Serious Games game-based learning gamification learning games design serious games' The post 4 Ways Serious Games Link to Learning (Free Download) appeared first on.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 17, 2014

Are you in the position of hiring out game design and development? If your skill set doesn’t reside in the graphic design arena, my first vote is for you to hire a graphic designer to help you. Ten to 20 hours of a graphic designer’s time can probably get you all the art assets you need for a basic game.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 10, 2017

Two of them are presented by Bottom-Line Performance team members: one on mobile learning and the other on learning game design. They will show how the design principles of the increasingly mobile web can make training more effective and improve learner adoption rates. Lessons from the Trenches of Learning Game Design.

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Knowledge Guru

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There are certain design factors you must include within your solutions for people to 1) learn and 2) later be able to recall and apply what they learned. But the problem with all this hype is that sound learning science risks being ignored. Our brains are wired to forget things.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 2, 2014

Sharon Boller wrote extensively on this subject in her Learning Game Design Blog Series. Game Based Learning Learning Game Design Serious Games game elements game-based learning serious games story' Will a story that is too detailed exclude certain learners or make them feel the game does not apply to them? Should I use a story?

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 22, 2017

These auto emails are designed to foster repeat play and gently nudge inactive users. We are an award-winning learning design firm serving a wide range of corporate clients. Since 1995, we’ve helped clients choose the right learning solutions for their learners, while also helping them to design and develop learning tools effectively.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 23, 2016

Captivate Learners with Convenience and Clean Design. You should also consider mobile design; the visual look and feel of your mobile training can have a huge impact on overall effectiveness. You should also consider mobile design; the visual look and feel of your mobile training can have a huge impact on overall effectiveness.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Here are five common business situations where a serious game can help: Your product launch cycles are too fast, with little time to train sales and support teams : A well-designed serious game that helps people learn product facts and features can save significant time and money over traditional training methods.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 11, 2016

The Knowledge Guru mobile reinforcement and gaming app earned a Silver designation in Mobile Apps – Education. The Horizon Interactive Awards competition has always been about excellent design” said Sharon Boller, President of Bottom-Line Performance. About Bottom-Line Performance.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Like we’ve mentioned before, we are out to educate the whole community as much as possible on using games for learning—from designing your own learning game to case studies on the efficacy of games. A great example of his writing is this post titled “ Beyond Design Thinking In Education And Research.”

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 26, 2014

We’ve also designed card games, mobile games, computer games, and board games to help people learn new knowledge or skills or to reinforce knowledge or skill learned via other means. Then we’ve designed simulations—sometimes we design them to be games, and sometimes not. They present as a challenge that you have to resolve.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 21, 2017

Want to design your own learning game? In this curriculum , we designed a gamified blended learning curriculum for a new product launch. Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp will introduce nine steps to effective learning game design in a live webinar on Tuesday, March 28th at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT. Gamification. Register for Webinar.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 2, 2013

We based the design of the Knowledge Guru game off of learning principles discussed in Medina’s book, and they are further validated through the research Annie Murphy Paul has compiled. Learning Game Design Learning Research annie murphy paul knowledge guru learning game design research'

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Sharon has 25 years’ experience in learning design; she is the Chief Product Officer of the Knowledge Guru game engine, a platform for creating serious games. She has spoken at numerous conferences—including ASTD, ISPI, and SALT on the topics of learning design and game design. About Steven Boller.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Previous posts in this learning game design series have focused on sexy stuff such as game goals and core dynamics , game mechanics , game elements , or scoring and rewards. Designing a game is different than designing an eLearning solution. You and your design team play the initial prototype and evaluate it.

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Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Whether you attended Sharon Boller and Karl Kapp’s learning game design workshop , visited the Knowledge Guru® booth in the Expo, or attended our learning stage session on ways you can build your own games, we are grateful for the opportunity to connect and share with you. See the slides below.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 21, 2014

but also part of my idea generation process for the games I design. I’ve said it many times: “you can’t design a great game unless you play lots of games.” Learning Game Design Serious Games game based learning games gamification serious game evaluation' ” What does it mean to evaluate a game?

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 27, 2014

See the event slides below: Lessons from the Trenches of Digital Game Design. Lastly, we referenced a Game Design Document you can download as a sample for creating a Knowledge Guru game. Powerful Learning Games You Can Build In a Day. We also told you about a new guide by Sharon called 4 Ways Serious Games Link to Learning.

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